Chapter 309: The Professional Cook Who Silences People
There seemed to be nothing on the tip of Ors's sword, but everyone saw that Ors had indeed stabbed Anna in the shoulder socket.
The sword was just an old knight's sword, and its quality was not even top-notch, so it was naturally not free of blood.
This situation where there is no blood at all is like a table knife stabbing into a steak - the meat has long been drained of blood so that the tip of the sword will not be stained with blood.
In other words, there is almost no blood left in Anna's body, and she might be a dried corpse.
How can a person with no blood in her body get pregnant?
Obviously, Inna could also think of this, so he no longer had any reaction. He sat on the ground with his head lowered, muttering: "How could it be... How could it be..."
Li Ang ignored him. After , he sighed, then turned to ask Inna: "If the person you love changes her body, will you still love her?"
Inna raised his head with a confused look in his eyes, and it seemed that he didn't understand what Leon meant.
Li Ang shook his head and kicked him: "Get up, King Slayer... You don't even know whether you love her body or soul, and you are willing to die for her?"
Inna got up silently without saying anything, probably because he was stumped by Leon's question.
Then, Leon leaned his head out of the window of the tower and looked down.
The place where Anna fell after jumping off the building was the same place as Philina. Several Noldor elves were tying her up with ropes according to Leon's instructions.
But after taking a look, Li Ang rubbed his eyes and looked at it again carefully for a long time.
"So that's how it is..."
Leon simply didn't go downstairs. He pointed at Ulrik and signaled to Inna: "Kingslayer, pick up the sword. Drag His Majesty's body downstairs, then force His Majesty to leave the House of Nobles, leave the body at the door of the House of Nobles, and find a way to escape... My guards will hunt you down, and the king's guards will also hunt you down. Whether you can survive or not depends on your own ability."
Inna was stunned for a moment, seeming a little bit unbelieving what he heard.
So Leon added: "I suggest you escape from the Sava River. With your name, no one in Sarleon City should be better at swimming than you..."
Inna finally understood what Leon meant. He bowed deeply to Leon and did as he was told.
Possessing the power of the sea... Given this name, Inna must be very good at swimming. After all, he was raised by a pirate lord and is a pirate who always likes to ram other people's ships with horns.
Ors was also stunned for a moment. He sighed, bowed to Leon, and walked down the stairs while holding the sword and staring at his son.
He saw that Leon had indeed decided to let Inna go.
Although Ors didn't know why Leon did this, it was obviously beneficial to his son, so he didn't say a word, fearing that Leon would change his mind.
Of course, Li Ang did this not to let Inna go - he and Inna didn't have much of a relationship, so there was no need to help this bootlicker get away.
His main purpose was to let Ulrich die outside the House of Nobles, in full view of everyone - to die without any mystery, so clear that there would be no need for investigation.
Since Inna wants to be the regicide, let him do it to the end.
Li Ang wanted to characterize this as "Princess Anna killed people to cover up her affair, and Inna killed the king in anger after her lover was killed"...
In fact, Le Ang was already certain that Anna was still alive, or rather, the soul of the prophet was still alive - Le Ang didn't know what her name was, but the person who jumped off the building was definitely not the female prophet.
Because looking down from the high tower of the House of Nobles, Anna's body looked like a monster with dried flesh and blood.
It wasn't like he was thrown like this, but he looked like a dried corpse with no skin at all, which was completely different from what he looked like directly.
The dried flesh and blood looked like the blood-sworn witch that Leon had seen on the big tree outside Changhe Town.
This tower can reveal the true face of all witchcraft, but it cannot be seen when facing each other in the tower.
Leon looked around the room on the top floor with awe, but apart from the relief of the late King Kavala on the dome, he didn't see anything special.
Then he took off the horn hanging on his body and started blowing it directly on the roof.
“Woo… woo…”
This is the horn sound of the Noldor's march. In fact, it is also a horn of summoning. According to Lisadiran, the Horn Summoning Rangers imitated the horn summoning method of the Noldor, but the Rangers would definitely not admit this...
Half of the Noldor who were originally watching on the city wall entered the tower.
Leon really needed to find some help, because this situation clearly meant that the prophet had changed his body and was trying to escape, and he must still be hiding in the tower.
The low horn sounded far away, and even the guards who had been standing still outside the Noble Court heard it.
Of course they realized that something had happened in the House of Nobles, but they all hesitated to enter, and instead stood guard at the gate, looking around.
Afterwards, they saw Deputy Commander Inna, who was once trusted by the princess, coming out of the tower with His Majesty the King abducted.
Around Innar, a group of Noldor Rangers were wielding swords...
More Noldor rangers drew their bows and arrows on the wall, but no one dared to attack.
The kingdom's marshal, Count Leon, was walking at the end, shouting loudly, "Don't be impulsive! Inna! Let go of His Majesty the King!"
"Someone at the door, stop him!"
It looks like the king is being held hostage?!
How can we stop it then...
What if I try to stop him and the king gets killed? What should I do then?
No one wants to take the blame for this.
The guards all drew their heads back, retreated to one side and began to discuss among themselves.
And then, they made a decision.
As guards, they still have to fulfill their duties and obligations... at least they have to pretend to do so, lest the marshal inside says that they have not fulfilled their duties.
So they picked up the swords outside the House of Lords and gathered at the door to fight - just like the Noldor behind Inar, just fighting, no one dared to step forward, not even close.
Inna didn't get too close to them, because Leon had already given the order from behind: "Catch him! Don't let him walk out the door!"
When all the guards heard this, they stepped back and let the door open...
"Everyone, move back! Move back! Make way!"
Inna roared loudly, looking crazy.
The guards did retreat further, and they did make way...
Then, Inna dragged the king to the King's Avenue, slashed the king's neck with a sword, and rushed into the dark alley on the side.
Ulric's body lay on the Kingsroad.
The group of guards were stunned and froze for a moment.
Kill the king in public!
Does Inna have some deep hatred with the king?
"Chase! Capture the King Slayer!"
Li Ang yelled from behind, and the guards finally reacted and quickly split up to chase after him.
This is often the case. The reason why kidnapping cases are particularly difficult to handle is not because the criminals are so strong, but because the arresting personnel always have to look ahead and behind and are restrained, and no one can take responsibility.
They only dare to take action when the criminals are left with no hostages.
But by this time, Inna had already disappeared.
At this time, many nobles had gone out to watch the excitement on King's Avenue, and several Lion Knights also rushed over from their base. The scene of the king being 'killed' was 'witnessed' by countless people.
But still no one dared to approach the king's body. Only a few Noldor came forward and carried the bloody body back to the House of Lords.
Leon returned to the foot of the tower and ordered his men to release the maids in the tower one by one for identification - he was not sure whether the prophet was still among them, but at least he had to find out the other blood-sworn witches or doom-bringers and the like.
Most of the maids were fine until a plump middle-aged woman was escorted out.
This was probably a cook. She was very plump and wore a loose apron. When she was brought out, she was shivering and looked very cowardly.
But even ordinary Noldor elves felt that something was wrong with her - this cook smelled strongly of blood.
It's like a soldier on the battlefield who has killed countless people and is covered in blood.
Although being a chef means you often have to deal with meat and kill chickens or rabbits from time to time, even if you make blood sausage every day, it is impossible for it to have such a strong smell of blood...
Moreover, the taste of human blood and chicken blood is very different.
So, she was tied up like a dumpling and thrown out by the Noldor.
"My Lord, she has been hiding in the basement storage room. Several other body parts were found in the basement... all chopped into pieces and put into barrels."
The Noldor reported the situation to Leon.
Li Ang stepped forward, grabbed the cook's face and pulled it, but it didn't move - this was the original product.
"You are a subordinate of the prophet, right? Where are the three prophets? Or... where are Anna and Circe?"
Since she is not a blood-sworn witch, Leon has nothing to worry about. With so many Noldor elves surrounding her, this cook can't cause any trouble.
"I am Cersei... but I am not a subordinate of any prophet, and I don't know anything about the Three Prophets..."
The fat cook said timidly.
"…give her some pain."
Leon felt that this guy was really stubborn and the heretic fanatic would not speak so easily, so he signaled the Noldor to torture him.
He no longer does it himself.
Since this cook is a real body, the punishment will definitely be painful.
But before the Noldor could do anything, the cook knelt down and said, "My lord! Don't... don't torture me... My real name is Cersei, and I am the servant of Duke Brunus."
Brennus's people?
"What did Brennus arrange for you to be here...for?"
Le Ang didn't find it strange. Many of the maids in the tower must have been placed by various nobles. This would be the case in any king's home.
"To cook for the king..."
The cook spoke hesitantly.
Li Ang slapped him directly: "Don't waste time! Get to the point! Otherwise I will cook you into a meal!"
"It was to kill people... I killed many of the queen's maids..."
The fat cook covered her face and changed her words.
queen?
This should be referring to Ulrich's ex-wife. Anna is not the queen, and the king did not crown her.
"Why? What has the Queen's maid done to Brennus?"
Li Ang didn't expect to discover some other bad things.
"The queen and Duke Brunus...had that kind of relationship! She had relationships with many people...those maids need to be silenced. My lord, this is a common scandal in the palace. I am just a rough man who obeys others' orders..."
The cook spoke quite frankly.
In fact, this answer was expected by Li Ang, but he looked at the cook with cold eyes and gestured with the sword in his hand: "Don't be careless, you just killed someone today... and dismembered the body! Who did you kill today?"
"... the people around the little princess, the little princess's four maids."
After a moment's silence, the cook replied.
"The little princess? The King's little daughter? Is she in the House of Lords? But I don't see her!"
Leon knew that Ulrich had a ten-year-old daughter, and Malbert had been designated as the princess's consort.
But shouldn't this little princess be in the town of Baranly?
Leon just blocked off Sarleon City in order to rush to Baranli to control the little princess!
The town of Baranli is also called the Queen's Town, which is the Queen's private territory. It can be said to be a subsidiary territory that comes with the title of Queen. The successive Fierce Lion Kings or Queens would use Baranli as a betrothal gift for the next generation of princes and princesses. It has become a tradition.
This Queen's town is near Sarleon, on the shores of Deerheart Lake, and across the Sava River from Sarleon.
It is the real back garden of the Sarleon Kingdom, with beautiful scenery. Moreover, it is located in the heart of the kingdom, and is a lakeside villa that is more suitable for raising children than Sarleon City.
"The little princess was supposed to be sent to Baranli yesterday, but she received an order from Lord Brennus last night and was sent to Cliff Rock Bay... I was ordered to get rid of the little princess's maids to prevent them from talking too much."
The cook's eyes flickered with uneasiness.
Brennus didn't go to Bacchus...he took the little princess to Cliff Bay?
"Is the little princess the child of Brennus? Who else knows this? If you tell the truth, you may have a chance to survive... You should understand that if you are useless, you must kill someone to pay for his life. But if your testimony is in my favor, then you may be able to continue to live!"
Li Ang realized that this duke might have started to cause trouble ten years ago...
Now that the king is dead, and Alanric is also dead, the little princess is the most legally advantageous heir...
Whoever gets the little princess will have the chance to become the master of the Sarleon Kingdom!
Poor Ulrich, all the children are not his own...
"Actually... that wasn't Duke Brunus' child. It should have been a guard's child. It happened ten years ago, when I had just started working as a cook here. I remember it very clearly. The guard was the captain of the squadron here... The king also discovered it two years ago, so since then he has been trying to marry the little princess off so that she wouldn't be an eyesore by his side..."
The fat cook thought about it carefully for a while, probably thinking that what Li Ang said made sense, so she showed her cooperation - if she didn't cooperate, she would definitely die now, but if she could provide favorable testimony for Li Ang, then she could at least live a few more days, and maybe even have a chance to escape.
This fat cook is obviously very smart, as she has been lurking in the House of Nobles for more than ten years, specializing in silencing people. Her seemingly stupid face and bloated figure are actually the best cover.
"Captain! Eren? Is his name Eren? The Eren of Trubrunn... No wonder Ulrich wanted to massacre Trubrunn!"
